Preparing for War 1775
Saturday April 18, 2026 Hartwell Tavern 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm In the lead up to the American Revolution, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress called for the creation of a provincial […]
Saturday April 18, 2026 Hartwell Tavern 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm In the lead up to the American Revolution, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress called for the creation of a provincial […]
Saturday April 18, 2026 Hartwell Tavern 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join a Park Ranger to learn about the Massachusetts Militia of 1775 and. See if you have what it […]
Join the Acton Minutemen as they commemorate the heroic ride of the thirteen year old son of Captain Joseph Robbins, one of Acton’s militia leaders, in the early morning hours […]
Muster at Buttrick Hillside at 5:45 a.m. Church bells at First Parish in Concord toll at 6:00 a.m. to sound the alarm. "Dr. Prescott" arrives at the North Bridge after […]
Each year, on the Monday of Patriots’ Day weekend, the Acton Minutemen recreate the famous march to Concord over the remnants of the original trail that Captain Isaac Davis and […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Program will begin at North Bridge Visitor Center 174 Liberty Street, Concord MA 8:30 am- 9:30 am Commemorate the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in real […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026 William Smith House 10:00-10:45 am Learn about the experiences of non-combatants on April 19, 1775 and the incredible stories of those who struggled to protect their […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Explore the interior of the Hartwell Tavern. Talk with living history interpreters dressed in eighteenth century attire and learn about the […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Explore the interior of the William Smith House. Talk with living history interpreters dressed in eighteenth century attire and learn about […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Nathan Meriam House 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Explore the interior of the Nathan Meriam House. Talk with living history interpreters dressed in eighteenth century attire […]
Sunday April 19, 2026 Minute Man Visitor Center 10:00 am - 4:30 pm When British Regular Soldiers arrived in Boston during the summer of 1774, they brought hundreds of civilians […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Hartwell Tavern 11:00 am-1:00 pm Join us for an immersive battle walk through the fighting around Elm Brook Hill on April 19, 1775. Participate in the […]